“Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one makes you but even with him; forgiving, it sets you above him.”
Benjamin Franklin (verified)
“The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies, than the fool from his friends.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“There is neither honor nor gain got in dealing with a villian.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Lend money to an enemy, and thou’lt gain him, to a friend and thou’lt lose him.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Thou canst not joke an enemy into a friend; but thou may'st a friend into an enemy.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“There is no little enemy.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)